N39976 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Taylorcraft BC12-D built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 18, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Taylorcraft BC12-D cancelled January 18, 2018
- Serial number
- 6635
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 16, 1991
- Last FAA action
- May 5, 2006
- Last owner
- Allard Paul R (Partnership)
Gig Harbor, WA - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N39976
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Taylorcraft BC-12-D · serial 6635
THE IN FLIGHT PHYSICAL INCAPACITATION OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Taylorcraft BC-12D · serial 6635
THE POOR IN-FLIGHT DECISION BY THE PILOT TO LAND ON WATER, DOWNWIND. HIS FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND NOSE OVER OF THE AIRPLANE.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site